big_greg
Responses from big_greg
| Will I notice a difference? I have the Orchid, and it is not my most expensive DAC but I think it's my favorite. I've never heard your CD player so I don't know if it will be better or if you will like it better but if you like neutral detailed "analog" sounding digital then... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? @slaw The version of '74 Jailbreak I listened to last night was the best sounding AC/DC I've heard on vinyl. A lot of their stuff, especially the older albums, wasn't engineered all that great, but this sounded really nice. This is the one - Col... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? I listened to the new Pixies album, Beneath the Eyrie this morning. Not much new music "grabs" me on first listen nowadays, but I really liked it. Qobuz, Hi- Res. Listening to Rush, Permanent Waves now. | |
| Best used turntable(s) around $1500.00 for playing metal and rock I'm not familiar with that turntable, so am not sure how good it is. Your money might be better spent on a new cartridge and a phono stage. If you're using the phono stage on the carver preamp, that is probably a weak link. Something like the... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? UFO - No Heavy Petting | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? AC/DC - 74 Jailbreak played very loud. Sorry neighbors! | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Little Feat - Self - titled, MFSL | |
| Pls Recommend Streamer Under $500 for Tidal “HiFi” The squiggly line indicates it's a MQA track. | |
| Separate DAC or continue using the Oppo UDP-205 I'm not sure how or why you're using the sonos instead of connecting the hard drive to the oppo and connecting the oppo to the primaluna.I haven't heard the DAC in the 205, but have a 203 and 105D and used to have their headphone amp/dac. They hav... | |
| What are you streaming tonight? I was listening to Gary Moore's Still Got the Blues this morning. It's been a long time since I have. He was a great talent. | |
| Speaker toe in I've been experimenting to dial in my Harbeth Super HL5 Plus speakers now that I have my custom stands. Sitting flat on the stands, they lose some of the midrange and treble. Tilting them back a bit really opened them up. They sound best to me ... | |
| Help me put together a $1000 (give or take) headphone rig -- new or used The Node 2 does not have a headphone amp. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Jimi - Smash Hits | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Carole King - Tapestry | |
| Favorite cover? I already posted my favorite, but another I heard recently and really liked is Disturbed's version of The Sound of Silence. |